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Contract to hire is a probationary period. The contracts usually last six months or so.
by jackcosgrove 10y ago
Contract to hire is a probationary period. The contracts usually last six months or so.
- cm3 10y agoDo you mean as a contractor? If so, how normal is it to go through an interview process for contracting? I got friends who told me they had to interview like for a regular position even though they're contracting, but I should say that those I've heard it from are contracting exclusively full-time for a single company. So how normal is it for 3 or 6 months contracting?
- jackcosgrove 10y agoI am not sure. I've never interviewed for a contract to hire job. However among those I've worked with who were in such arrangements, the bar to hiring was lower.
- jethro_tell 10y agoSure, and those of us that are decent and have fte with real benefits aren't going to take a 6 month contract in hopes that: A. I'm a great fit for your after hours drinking club. B. The headcount still (or ever existed) for my fte position in 6 months.
- jackcosgrove 10y agoIf you want a lower threshold for being hired, you have to accept a higher risk of being fired. If are established in your career then by all means don't take a contract job. But they can be gateways to a first job for many people.